Easyjet flew its first plane on the new route on August 2nd. The service between Berlin’s Tegel Airport and Ljubljana’s Jože Pučnik Airport is the eighth new route launched from Ljubljana this year. Jože Pučnik Airport currently serves 34 destinations.

Janez Krašnja, the Head of Airline Management at Fraport Slovenia, the company that operates Ljubljana’s Jože Pučnik Airport, told Radio Slovenia that Berlin is already the fifth German destination served from Ljubljana: “We believe that we can attract more tourists from Germany to Slovenia. We’re sure that the new route will be a success.”

The airplane that flew from Berlin to Ljubljana on Thursday was almost full, which definitely bodes well for the future.

Three low-cost carriers currently operating from Ljubljana Airport
2017 was a record year for Ljubljana’s Jože Pučnik Airport. Moreover, in the first half of 2018, the airport served 15 percent more passengers than in the same period last year.

This is Easyjet’s third route from Ljubljana, as it already connects the Slovenian capital with London’s Gatwick and Stansted airports. A total of three low-budget airlines currently operate at Jože Pučnik Airport: Easyjet, Wizz Air, and Transavia. Wizz Air operates flights from Ljubljana to London’s Luton and Brussels’ Charleroi airports, while Transavia connects Ljubljana with Amsterdam.

At Jože Pučnik Airport, the share of passengers using low-cost operators currently stands at 20 percent.